At the Apollo, Jazz Foundation of America Concert Lives Up to Its ‘Great’ Billing

The JFA’s first ‘Great Night in Harlem’ concert since 2019 was divided into four acts — or was it five? Virtually any one of these segments could have been an entire concert unto itself.

Jim Eigo
At the Apollo, five titans of jazz bass: Buster Williams, Paul West, Reggie Workman, Rufus Reid, and Cecil McBee. Jim Eigo

An earthquake hit Harlem last night at about 9 p.m., when low rumblings were felt from Central Park North to Washington Heights. Upon investigation, the disturbance seemed to be emanating from the world famous Apollo Theater on 125th Street.

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